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Josh Ball

David Puig claimed the biggest win of his professional career on Sunday, holding off a stacked field to claim the BMW Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane.
The Spanish LIV Golf star shot a final round five-under-par 66 to finish on 18 under, two shots clear of China’s Ding Wenyi in the DP World Tour’s season opener.
Australia’s Marc Leishman, who also plays on the LIV Golf League, finished in a tie for third with New Zealand’s Nick Voke on 15 under.
Puig, who became just the ninth international winner of the event, and only the second since 1998, called his triumph at Royal Queensland Golf Club “unbelievable”.
“It feels amazing,” said the 23-year-old, who has won twice on the Asian Tour. “I really had a lot of close calls in a few events this year and last year, but wasn’t able to pull it through. It feels unbelievable, especially winning here in Australia.
“I was pretty nervous to be fair, especially thinking about the past a little bit. I was definitely nervous, but I kept my composure really well.”

The final round began with 31 players jostling within six shots of the lead, but Puig pulled clear with consecutive birdies at the second, third and fourth holes and then stayed ahead as others faltered.
Leishman got within two shots after the turn, but a slip-up on the 14th hole, coupled with a Puig birdie on 13 and scrambled par on the next, gave him a comfortable buffer down the stretch even after Ding, who also shot a 66, birdied 16 and 17.
Puig is only the second Spanish golfer to win the event, after Seve Ballesteros’ triumph in 1981. And Puig said just having his name mentioned in the same sentence made the win “even more special”.
“He [Ballesteros] is such a big figure for Spanish golf,” Puig said. “[Spanish players] try to be like him, play with that freedom, and follow his short game a little bit, his attitude and behaviour and how much he cared.
“We try to look a little bit like him, and hopefully, we’re on the right path.”
Meanwhile, in India, Poosit Supupramai carded a final round three-under 69 to win the Asian Tour’s inaugural Bharath Classic at Kensville Golf Resort near Ahmedabad on 18 under.
The Thai had grabbed a share of the lead with a sparkling 66 on Saturday, which included a hole in one on 16 and a chip in for birdie two holes later.
And with co-leader and compatriot Jazz Janewattananond only managing an even-par 72 on Sunday, South Korea’s Woo-young Cho took second, after shooting a seven-under 65.
Ending the tournament on 17 under, Cho was left to wonder what might have been after a damaging 74 in the third round.
Jazz finished the Tour’s penultimate event of the season in a four-way tie for third alongside compatriots Panuphol Pittayarat and Ekpharit Wu, and India’s Sachin Baisoya at 15 under.
The Asian Tour’s closing event of the year is the Saudi Open, from December 10 to 13.


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Spaniard seals BMW Australian PGA Championship after final round of five-under-par, becomes just ninth international winner of event.